Fed. Judge: Why Are DC Rioters Getting Off So Easy?
A Federal Judge is concerned by the slaps on the wrist that many of the January 6th rioters are receiving from prosecutors. (Politico)
“A federal judge suggested Monday that federal prosecutors were being too lenient in their handling of cases stemming from the storming of the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers were convening on Jan. 6 to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race.
Beryl Howell, the chief judge of the federal court in Washington deluged with more than 550 prosecutions from the Capitol riot, raised questions about why some defendants were being permitted to resolve their criminal cases by pleading guilty to a misdemeanor and why the amount of money prosecutors are seeking to recover through those plea deals was based on a relatively paltry estimate of about $1.5 million in damages caused by the rioters.”
The Capitol riot must be dealt with in an appropriate manner that means punishments must fit the crimes. Misdemeanor charges are not going to fly when the criminals tried to overthrow the government of the United States. Additionally, the Judge is concerned with the paltry restitution the rioters are paying to help rectify the damage they caused. The Insurrection caused $500 million in damages and thus far the people who caused this melee are not paying their fair share.
